Historical Birthday
17 Jan 1463
Frederick III the Wise elector of Saxony (1486-25) protector Luther
17 Jan 1501
Leonhard Fuchs German botanist (History of Plants)
17 Jan 1504
Pius V [Antonio Ghislieri] saint pope (1566-72)
17 Jan 1517
Antonio Scandello Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)
17 Jan 1574
Robert Fludd English composer born in Bearsted (d. 1637) baptismal date
17 Jan 1600
Pedro Caldern de la Barca Spanish dramatist poet and writer of the Spanish Golden Age born in Madrid (d. 1681)
17 Jan 1612
Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax English Parliamentary general
17 Jan 1657
Pieter van Bloemen [Standaart] Flemish painter baptized
17 Jan 1712
John Stanley English blind composer and organist born in London (d. 1786)
17 Jan 1726
Hugh Mercer Scottish military officer (fought in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War) born in Rosehearty Scotland (d. 1777)
17 Jan 1732
Stanislaw II August Poniatowski last king of Poland (1764-95)
17 Jan 1733
Thomas Linley the elder English composer and tenor born in Badminton Gloucestershire (d. 1795)
17 Jan 1734
Francois-Joseph Gossec Belgian-French composer (Les Pcheurs Mirza)
17 Jan 1759
Paul Cuffe Mass merchantshipbuilderAfrican American nationalist
17 Jan 1761
James Hall Scottish geologist born in Dunglass Scotland (d. 1832)
17 Jan 1771
Charles Brockden Brown father of American novel (Wieland)
17 Jan 1806
James Madison Randolph Jeffersons grandson and the 1st to be born in the White House Washington D.C.
17 Jan 1814
Ellen Wood English author (East Lynne Pomeroy Abbey)
17 Jan 1818
Antoine Dorion (L) joint premier of Canada (1858 1863-64)
17 Jan 1820
Anne Bront English novelistpoet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall) born in Thornton West Yorkshire (d. 1849)
17 Jan 1828
Lewis Addison Grant American teacher lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Winhall Vermont (d. 1918)
17 Jan 1830
Eyre Massey Shaw British first chief of London Fire Brigade born in Ballymore Ireland (d. 1908)
17 Jan 1831
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903)
17 Jan 1834
Wilhelmina Albregt-Engelman Dutch actress daughter of Mimi Bia born in Amsterdam (d. 1902)
17 Jan 1835
Antanas Baranauskas Lithuanian bishoppoetdialectologist
17 Jan 1836
Jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte composer
17 Jan 1842
Anton G van Hamel founder (Roman Philology in Netherlands)
17 Jan 1845
Lucas Lindeboom Dutch vicarevangelist (Vredebond)
17 Jan 1850
Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev Russian composer born in St Petersburg Russia (d. 1918)
17 Jan 1853
Alva Belmont American socialite & suffragette (d. 1933)
17 Jan 1857
Eugene Augustin Lauste developer (1st sound-on-film recording)
17 Jan 1878
Oscar Apfel American actor (The Squaw Man Inspiration Before Dawn) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1938)
17 Jan 1881
Alfred Radcliffe-Browne British anthropologist (Andaman Islanders) born in Birmingham England (d. 1955)
17 Jan 1881
Antoni omnicki Polish mathematician (d. 1941)
17 Jan 1882
Noah Beery American character actor (Story of Esther The Mark of Zorro) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1946)
17 Jan 1886
Glenn Luther Martin aviator (Collier Trophy-1933)
17 Jan 1886
Ronald Firbank British novelist (Flower Beneath the Foot) born in London England (d. 1926)
17 Jan 1887
Ola Raknes Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)
17 Jan 1891
Marjorie Gateson American actress (One Mans Family) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1977)
17 Jan 1891
Norman Squab Read US aviator who lived to be 101
17 Jan 1857
Wilhelm Kienzl Austrian composer (Evangelimann)
17 Jan 1858
Tomas Carrasquilla Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra)
17 Jan 1863
Henry Charles Tonking British organist and composer born in Camborne Cornwall (d. 1926)
17 Jan 1863
Konstantin S Stanislavski Russian director (Stanislavski Method)
17 Jan 1864
Lucien Herr French scientist (Corresp entre Schiller et Schiller)
17 Jan 1865
Gen Sir Charles Fergusson Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951)
17 Jan 1867
Carl Laemmle German-born film executive (d. 1939)
17 Jan 1873
Francois Rasse Belgian composer born in Helchin (d. 1955)
17 Jan 1875
Florencio Snchez Uruguayan dramatist (d. 1910)
17 Jan 1876
Olga Fastrov Czech writer and editor (National Policy) born in Prague (d. 1965)
17 Jan 1877
Hans Jelmoli Swiss pianist and composer born in Zurich (d. 1936)
17 Jan 1877
May Gibbs Australian childrens author (d. 1969)
17 Jan 1896
Harry Reser American banjo player and bandleader (Sammy Kaye Show) born in Piqua Ohio (d. 1965)
17 Jan 1897
Nils Asther Swedish actor (Bluebeard Night Monster) born in Malm Sweden (d. 1981)
17 Jan 1899
Nevil Shute [Norway] novelist (On the Beach Town Like Alice) born in London England
17 Jan 1899
Robert Maynard Hutchins American educatorcivil libertarian
17 Jan 1899
Roel [Martinus F] Houwink Dutch literary (1 Man Without Character)
17 Jan 1900
Olga Maria Nicolis di Robilant patron of the arts
17 Jan 1900
George Sperti American inventor (Preparation H) born in Covington Kentucky (d. 1991)
17 Jan 1901
Aron Gurwitsch Lithuanian-born philosopher (d. 1973)
17 Jan 1902
Geoffrey W Lloyd British minister of BrandstoffenEnergy (1951-55)
17 Jan 1903
Warren Hull American actor (Strike it Rich Who in the World) born in Gasport New York (d. 1974)
17 Jan 1903
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala Assamese poet playwright filmmaker (d. 1953)
17 Jan 1904
Patsy Ruth Miller American actress (Quebec Wide Open Sap Twin Beds) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1995)
17 Jan 1905
Grant Withers American actor (Rio Grande Oklahoma Annie) born in Pueblo Colorado (d. 1959)
17 Jan 1905
Franz Schmid German ascended northside of Matterhorn (1931)
17 Jan 1905
Guillermo Stbile Argentine footballer (d. 1966)
17 Jan 1905
Ray Cunningham American baseball player (d. 2005)
17 Jan 1907
Henk H Badings Bandung Indonesia Dutch opera composer (Orestes)
17 Jan 1908
Akkineni LV Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad producer
17 Jan 1908
Cus DAmato American boxing manager (d. 1985)
17 Jan 1911
Hermann Pfrogner Austrian musicologist (Zerrissene Orpheus)
17 Jan 1913
Werenfried [Flip] van Straaten founder (Oostpriesterhulp)
17 Jan 1913
Yuvraj of Patiala cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India v Eng)
17 Jan 1914
Anacleto Angelini Chilean businessman (d. 2007)
17 Jan 1916
Joel Herron American orchestra leader (Jaye P Morgan Show) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2012)
17 Jan 1917
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (MGR) Indian film star politician
17 Jan 1917
Oskar Morawetz Svetla Czechoslovakia composer
17 Jan 1917
Ulysses Simpson Kay US composer born in Tucson Arizona (d. 1995)
17 Jan 1920
George Handy [George Joseph Hendleman] American jazz musician (Handyland U.S.A.) born in NYC New York (d. 1997)
17 Jan 1920
Nora Kaye American prima ballerina born in NYC New York
17 Jan 1921
Dehl Berti Chiricahua Apache actor (Bonanza Gunsmoke Guns of Paradise) born in Pueblo Colorado (d. 1991)
17 Jan 1922
Nicholas Katzenbach lawyer (US Attorney General) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
17 Jan 1923
Onno Molenkamp Dutch actor (Lifespan Broken Mirrors The Lift) born in Fort de Kock Dutch East Indies (d. 1990)
17 Jan 1923
Carol Raye [Kathleen Corkery] British-born Australian actress (Number 96 Blankety Blanks) born in London England
17 Jan 1924
Jewel Plummer Cobb educatorpres (California State U at Fullerton)
17 Jan 1925
A H Kardar cricketer (Pak 1st Test capt prev played for India)
17 Jan 1925
Annie Delorie Dutch opera singer (Scenes & Arias)
17 Jan 1925
Edgar Ray Killen American convict former preacher K.K.K. member and murderer born in Philadelphia Mississippi (d. 2018)
17 Jan 1926
Clyde Walcott cricketer (one of the three Ws later ICC chairman)
17 Jan 1926
Moira Shearer Scottish actress and ballerina (Red Shoes) born in Dunfermline Scotland (d. 2006)
17 Jan 1926
Newton N. Minow American lawyer and statesman
17 Jan 1927
Donald Erb American composer known for large orchestral works born in Youngstown Ohio (d. 2008)
17 Jan 1927
Eartha Kitt American singer (Santa Baby) dancer comedian actress and activist (Catwoman-Batman) born in North South Carolina (d. 2008)
17 Jan 1927
Dr Tom Dooley American humanitarian (d. 1961)
17 Jan 1928
Ken Archer cricketer (Australian batsman 5 Tests early 50s)
17 Jan 1929
Jacques Jake the Snake Plante Canadian NHL goaltender (1) born in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Quebec (d. 1986)
17 Jan 1929
Grady Martin country music guitarist (The Nashville A-Team) born in Chapel Hill Tennessee (d. 2001)
17 Jan 1930
Bill Benyon English large landownerConservative Lower house leader
17 Jan 1930
Eddie LeBaron American football player born in San Rafael California
17 Jan 1931
James Earl Jones American actor (Darth Vader Exorcist II Soul Man) born in Arkabutla Mississippi
17 Jan 1931
Douglas Wilder American politician Governor of Virginia (1990-94) 1st African American Governor since Reconstruction born in Richmond Virginia
17 Jan 1931
Don Zimmer American baseball coach born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2014)
17 Jan 1933
Bruno Schroder British baronbankermulti-millionaire
17 Jan 1933
Dalida Egyptian actress and singer Miss Egypt (The 6th Day)
17 Jan 1933
Sheree North [Dawn Bethel] American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2005)
17 Jan 1934
Shari Lewis ventriloquistpuppeteer (Lamb Chop) born in The Bronx New York
17 Jan 1935
Jimmy Powell PGA golfer (1990 Southwestern Bell Classic) born in Dallas Texas
17 Jan 1935
Paul O[sborne] Williams American sci-fi author (Ends of the Circle)
17 Jan 1936
Jerry Fogel actor (Jerry-Mothers-in-Law White Shadow) born in Rochester New York
17 Jan 1938
John Bellairs American sci-fi author (Chessmen of Doom)
17 Jan 1938
Tabar Vzque Uruguayan politician and President of Uruguay (2015-present) born in Montevideo Uruguay
17 Jan 1939
Antao DSouza cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in six Tests 1959-62)
17 Jan 1939
Maury Povich TV host (Current Affair Maury)Mr Connie Chung
17 Jan 1939
Toini Gustafson Swedish 5K10K cross country skier (Olympic gold 1968)
17 Jan 1940
Kipchoge Kip Keino Kenyan athlete (Olympic gold 1500m 1968 3k steeplechase 1972) born in Kipsamo Kenya
17 Jan 1940
Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali South African poet (Fireflames)
17 Jan 1942
Randy Boone actor (Cimarron Strip Virginian) born in Fayetteville North Carolina
17 Jan 1942
Ita Buttrose Australian journalist and businesswoman
17 Jan 1943
Chris Montez [Ezekiel Montanez] American guitarist and singer born in Los Angeles
17 Jan 1943
Daniel Charles Brandenstein Watertown Wi ast (STS 8 51-G 32 49)
17 Jan 1943
Ren Prval President of Haiti (1996-2001 2006-2011) born in Port-au-Prince (d. 2017)
17 Jan 1945
William Hart US singer (4 Gents Delfonics-Im Sorry)
17 Jan 1945
Javed Akhtar Indian lyricist poet and scriptwriter
17 Jan 1947
Jane Elliot American actress (Baby Boom Gen Hospital Knots Landing) born in NYC New York
17 Jan 1947
Todd Susman actor (Goodnight Beantown) born in St Louis Missouri
17 Jan 1948
Alexander Alec Erwin South African workers union leader
17 Jan 1948
Mick Taylor rock guitarist (Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar)
17 Jan 1949
Andy Kaufman American comedian and actor (Latka Gravas-Taxi) born in NYC New York
17 Jan 1949
Debbie Watson La Mirada California actress (Karen Tammy)
17 Jan 1951
Rolando Thoeni Italian slalom (Olympic bronze 1972)
17 Jan 1952
Larry Fortensky former husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor (7th)
17 Jan 1952
Ryuichi Sakamoto Japanese musician (Yellow Magic Orchestra) and film composer (Academy Award 1988 for score to The Last Emperor) born in Tokyo Japan
17 Jan 1952
Darrell Porter American baseball player (d. 2002)
17 Jan 1954
Janet Dykman Monterey Park California archer (Olympics 1996)
17 Jan 1342
Philip the Bold Duke of Burgundy (1363-1404) born in Pontoise France (d. 1404)
17 Jan 1463
Frederick III [Frederick the Wise] Elector of Saxony (1486-25) who protected his subject Martin Luther born in Torgau Holy Roman Empire (d. 1525)
17 Jan 1484
George Spalatin German humanist reformer and important figure in the Reformation born in Spalt Bavaria (d. 1545)
17 Jan 1501
Leonhard Fuchs German physician and botanist (Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants) for which the flowering plants and color Fuchsia is named after born in Wemding Bavaria (d. 1566)
17 Jan 1504
Pius V [Antonio Ghislieri] Italian Pope (1566-72) who excommunicated Elizabeth I of England and arranged the formation of the Holy League (Battle of Lepanto) born in Bosco Duchy of Milan (d. 1572)
17 Jan 1886
Ronald Firbank British novelist (The Flower Beneath the Foot) born in London England (d. 1926)
17 Jan 1891
Norman Squab Read American aviator who lived to be 101
17 Jan 1901
Olin Dutra American golfer (PGA Cship 1932 US Open 1934) born in Monterey California (d. 1983)
17 Jan 1907
Henk Badings Dutch opera composer (Orestes) born in Bandung Java Dutch East Indies (d. 1987)
17 Jan 1917
Ulysses Simpson Kay American composer born in Tucson Arizona (d. 1995)
17 Jan 1928
Jean Barraqu French composer born in Hauts-de-Seine France (d. 1973)
17 Jan 1929
Jacques Jake the Snake Plante Canadian NHL goaltender (1) who was the first to wear a goaltender mask born in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Quebec (d. 1986)
17 Jan 1940
Leighton Rees Welsh darts player (BDO World Champion 1978) born in Ynysybwl Glamorgan Wales (d. 2003)
17 Jan 1941
Dame Gillian Weir New Zealand organist born in Martinborough New Zealand
17 Jan 1942
Randy Boone American actor (Cimarron Strip Virginian) born in Fayetteville North Carolina
17 Jan 1942
Ita Buttrose Australian journalist & businesswoman born in Potts Point Australia
17 Jan 1942
Ulf Hoelscher German violinist born in Kitzingen Germany
17 Jan 1942
Nancy Parsons American actress born in Saint Paul Minnesota (d. 2001)
17 Jan 1943
Chris Montez [Ezekiel Montanez] American guitarist & singer (Lets Dance Call Me) born in Los Angeles California
17 Jan 1943
Daniel Charles Brandenstein American astronaut (STS 8 51-G 32 49) born in Watertown Wisconsin
17 Jan 1943
Geoffrey Deuel American actor born in Lockport New York
17 Jan 1944
Franoise Hardy French singer born in Paris France
17 Jan 1945
William Hart American singer (4 Gents Delfonics-Im Sorry) born in Washington D.C.
17 Jan 1945
Javed Akhtar Indian lyricist poet and scriptwriter born in Gwalior India
17 Jan 1946
Michle Deslauriers Quebec actress born in Quebec Canada
17 Jan 1947
Jane Elliot American actress (Baby Boom Gen Hospital Knots Landing) born in New York City New York
17 Jan 1947
Todd Susman American actor (Goodnight Beantown) born in St Louis Missouri
17 Jan 1947
Ulysses Dove American dancer & choreographer born in Columbia South Carolina (d. 1996)
17 Jan 1948
Alexander Alec Erwin South African workers union leader born in Cape Town South Africa
17 Jan 1948
Mick Taylor American rock guitarist (Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar) born in Welwyn Garden City United Kingdom
17 Jan 1948
Anne Quefflec French pianist born in Paris France
17 Jan 1949
Andy Kaufman American comedian & actor (Latka Gravas-Taxi) born in New York City New York
17 Jan 1949
Debbie Watson American actress (Karen Tammy) born in La Mirada California
17 Jan 1949
Heini Hemmi Swiss giant slalom (Olympic gold 1976) born in Churwalden Switzerland
17 Jan 1950
Luis Lpez Nieves Latin American writer born in San Juan Puerto Rico
17 Jan 1951
Rolando Thoeni Italian slalom (Olympic bronze 1972) born in Trafoi
17 Jan 1952
Larry Fortensky former husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor (7th) born in Stanton California (d. 2016)
17 Jan 1952
Darrell Porter American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1974 78-80 World Series MVP 1982) born in Joplin Missouri (d. 2002)
17 Jan 1954
Robert F Kennedy Jr. American attorney (Natural Resources Defense Council) born in Washington D.C.
17 Jan 1954
Susan Kiefel Australian lawyer & judge born in Cairns Australia
17 Jan 1955
Steve Earle American country singer (Guitar Town) born in San Antonio Texas
17 Jan 1517
Antonio Scandello Italian composer (Passion of Johannes) born in Bergamo Republic of Venice (now Italy) (d. 1580)
17 Jan 1574
Robert Fludd British physician author and mystical philosopher baptized in Bearsted Kent England (d. 1637)
17 Jan 1657
Pieter van Bloemen [Standaart] Flemish painter baptized
17 Jan 1659
Antonio Veracini Italian violinist and Baroque composer born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1733)
17 Jan 1720
Jean-Joseph Vad French songwriter poet and playwright born in Ham France (d. 1757)
17 Jan 1728
Johann Gottfried Mthel German keyboard virtuoso and composer born in Mlln Duchy of Lauenburg (now Germany) (d. 1788)
17 Jan 1734
Franois-Joseph Gossec Belgian-French composer (Les Pcheurs Mirza) born in Vergnies Austrian Netherlands (now Belgium) (d. 1829)
17 Jan 1806
James Madison Randolph Jeffersons grandson and the 1st to be born in the White House born in Washington D.C.
17 Jan 1878
Philadelphia Jack OBrien American boxer (World light heavyweight champion 1905) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1942)
17 Jan 1901
Aron Gurwitsch Lithuanian-born philosopher born in Vilnius Lithuania (d. 1973)
17 Jan 1910
Sidney Big Sid Catlett American jazz drummer (Louis Armstrong) born in Evansville Indiana (d. 1951)
17 Jan 1917
M. G. Ramachandran Indian actor & politician born in Kandy Sri Lanka (d. 1987)
17 Jan 1917
Oskar Morawetz Czech-Canadian composer (From the Diary of Anne Frank) born in Svtl nad Szavou Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 2007)
17 Jan 1917
Ramn Cardemil Chilean huaso born in Colchagua Chile (d. 2007)
17 Jan 1920
George Handy [Hendleman] American bebop jazz arranger pianist and composer born in New York City (d. 1997)
17 Jan 1926
Sir Clyde Walcott West Indian cricket batsman (44 Tests 56.68 15 x 100s) and administrator (ICC chairman 1997-2000) born in St Michael Barbados (d. 2006)
17 Jan 1931
Frederick Alfred Fox American classical composer and educator born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2011)
17 Jan 1933
Dalida [Yolande Christina Gigliotti] French-Italian actress (The Sixth Day) singer (Bambino) and Miss Egypt 1954 born in Cairo Egypt (d. 1987)
17 Jan 1934
Shari Lewis American ventriloquist puppeteer (Lamb Chop) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1998)
17 Jan 1939
Antao DSouza Pakistani cricket medium pace bowler (6 Tests 17 wickets Karachi Peshawar) born in Nagoa Goa India
17 Jan 1940
Tabar Vzquez Uruguayan politician and physician President of Uruguay (2005-10 2015-20) born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 2020) [1]
17 Jan 1943
(Ezekiel Christopher) Chris Montez American rock guitarist and singer (Lets Dance Call Me) born in Los Angeles California
17 Jan 1944
Franoise Hardy French pop singer born in Paris France
17 Jan 1945
William Hart American singer (4 Gents Delfonics - Im Sorry) born in Washington D.C.
17 Jan 1945
Ivan Karabits Ukrainian composer conductor and educator born in Yalta Donetsk Oblast Ukraine (d. 2002)
17 Jan 1949
Andy Kaufman American comedian & actor (Latka Gravas-Taxi) born in New York City New York (d. 1984)
17 Jan 1952
Ryuichi Sakamoto Japanese musician (Yellow Magic Orchestra) and Academay Award winning film composer (The Last Emperor) born in Tokyo Japan
17 Jan 1864
Lucien Herr French intellectual and librarian (cole Normale Suprieure) born in Altkirch Haut-Rhin France (d. 1926)
17 Jan 1885
Emmy Hennings-Ball [Emma Cordsen] German poet and performer born in Flensburg German Empire (d. 1948)
17 Jan 1899
Nevil Shute [Norway] English-Australian novelist (On the Beach Town Like Alice) born in London England (d. 1960)
17 Jan 1920
Nora Kaye American prima ballerina born in NYC New York (d. 1987)
17 Jan 1920
George Handy [Hendleman] American bebop jazz arranger pianist and composer (Handyland U.S.A.) born in New York City (d. 1997)
17 Jan 1925
Annie Delorie Dutch opera singer (Scenes & Arias) (d. 2009)
17 Jan 1927
Eartha Kitt American singer (Santa Baby) dancer activist and actress (Batman - Catwoman) born in North South Carolina (d. 2008)
17 Jan 1928
Ken Archer Australian cricket batsman (5 Tests Queensland CA) born in Brisbane Australia
17 Jan 1931
Frederick A. Fox American classical composer (Nightscenes Shaking The Pumpkin)and educator (Indiana University 1974-94) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2011)
17 Jan 1931
James Earl Jones American Tony Emmy Grammy and Golden Globe winning actor (The Great White Hope Star Wars - voice of Darth Vader Field Of Dreams) born in Arkabutla Mississippi
17 Jan 1931
Douglas Wilder American lawyer and politician Governor of Virginia (1990-94) 1st African American Governor since Reconstruction born in Richmond Virginia
17 Jan 1931
Don Zimmer American baseball player (1949-66) and coach or manager (19671-2014) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2014)
17 Jan 1934
Cedar Walton American hard bop jazz pianist (Jazztet Art Blakey) and composer (Mosaic) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2013)
17 Jan 1940
Fred Hill English soccer forward (2 caps Bolton Wanderers 375 games) born in Sheffield England (d. 2021)
17 Jan 1946
Frank Bey [Bass] American blues singer-songwriter (All My Dues Are Paid) born in Millen Georgia (d. 2020)
17 Jan 1948
Mick Taylor British rock guitarist (John Mayhall Bluesbreakers 1967-69 Rolling Stones 1969-74 - Brown Sugar Honky Tonk Woman) born in Welwyn Garden City United Kingdom
17 Jan 1948
Anne Quefflec French concert pianist born in Paris France
17 Jan 1949
Billy T. James [William James Te Wehi Taitoko] New Zealand Maori comedian and singer (The Billy T. James Show) born in Cambridge New Zealand (d. 1991)
17 Jan 1612
Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax English Parliamentary general (Commander-in-Chief of New Model Army during English Civil War) born in Denton Hall Yorkshire England (d. 1671)
17 Jan 1657
Pieter van Bloemen [Standaart] Flemish landscape painter baptized in Antwerp (d. 1720)
17 Jan 1732
Stanislaw II August Poniatowski last King of Poland (1764-95) born in Woczyn PolishLithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1795)
17 Jan 1745
Nicolas Roze French composer born in Mercurey France (d. 1819)
17 Jan 1759
Paul Cuffe African American civil rights activist merchant and shipbuilder (helped settle Sierra Leone) born on Cuttyhunk Island Massachusetts (d. 1817)
17 Jan 1769
Ole Andreas Lindeman Norwegian organist (Trondheim Vor Frelsers Kirke 1799-57) composer and educator born in ye Surnadal Norway (d. 1857)
17 Jan 1771
Charles Brockden Brown Father of American novel American pioneering writer and editor (Wieland) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1810)
17 Jan 1806
James Madison Randolph American President Jeffersons grandson and the 1st to be born in the White House born in Washington D.C. (d. 1834)
17 Jan 1814
Ellen Wood English author (East Lynne Pomeroy Abbey) born in Worcester England (d. 1887)
17 Jan 1818
Antoine-Aim Dorion Canadian politician and jurist (joint premier of Canada 1858 1863-64) born in Ste-Anne-de-la-Prade Lower Canada (d. 1891)
17 Jan 1828
Eduard Remnyi Hungarian violinist and composer born in Miskolc Austria-Hungary (now Hungary) (d. 1898) [some sources cite birth year as 1830]
17 Jan 1835
Antanas Baranauskas Lithuanian bishop poet (Anyki ilelis) and dialectologist born in Anykiai Vilnius Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1902)
17 Jan 1835
Johan Filip von Schantz Finnish composer (d. 1865)
17 Jan 1836
Jose White Lafitte Cuban-French violinist and composer born in Matanzas Cuba (d. 1918)
17 Jan 1845
Lucas Lindeboom Dutch evangelist (Vredebond) (d. 1933)
17 Jan 1857
Eugene Augustin Lauste French inventor (1st sound-on-film recording) born in Montmartre France (d. 1935)
17 Jan 1857
Wilhelm Kienzl Austrian composer (Evangelimann) born in Waizenkirchen Austria (d. 1941)
17 Jan 1858
Tomas Carrasquilla Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra) born in Santo Domingo Colombia (d. 1940)
17 Jan 1862
John Evert Akkeringa Dutch painter and etcher (d. 1942)
17 Jan 1863
Konstantin Stanislavski Russian director and actor (Stanislavski Method for acting) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1938)
17 Jan 1880
Mack Sennett Canadian-American film director and producer (Keystone Kops) born in Richmond Quebec (d. 1960)
17 Jan 1885
Joseph Arendt Belgian workers union leader (d. 1952)
17 Jan 1886
Glenn Luther Martin American pioneering aviator (founded what became Lockheed Martin)) born in Macksburg Iowa (d. 1955)
17 Jan 1889
Louis Santop American Baseball HOF catcher (5 x NgL East All-Star Hilldale Athletic Club) born in Tyler Texas (d. 1942)
17 Jan 1891
Walter Eucken German economist (social market economy) born in Jena in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (d. 1950)
17 Jan 1899
Robert Maynard Hutchins American educational philosopher (University of Chicago) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1977)
17 Jan 1899
Roel Houwink Dutch writer and poet (1 Man Without Character) born in Breda (d. 1987)
17 Jan 1900
Olga Maria Nicolis di Robilant Portuguese patron of the arts born in Turin Italy (d. 1996)
17 Jan 1901
Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky Russian violinist and composer born in Ekaterinodar Russia (d. 1965)
17 Jan 1902
Geoffrey Lloyd British politician and Governor of the BBC (d. 1984)
17 Jan 1905
Franz Schmid German climber (1st to ascend northside of Matterhorn 1931) born in Garmisch Germany (d. 1992)
17 Jan 1908
Bryan Valentine British cricket batsman (7 Tests 2 x 100 Kent CCC Cambridge University CC) born in Blackheath England (d. 1983)
17 Jan 1908
L. V. Prasad Indian pioneering filmmaker born in Somavarappadu Madras Presidency British India (d. 1994)
17 Jan 1909
Karen Jnsson (ne Pedersen) Danish jazz singer pianist songwriter composer and actress born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1942)
17 Jan 1910
Edith Green American politician (Rep-D-Oregon 1955-74) born in Trent South Dakota (d. 1987)
17 Jan 1911
Hermann Pfrogner Austrian musicologist (Zerrissene Orpheus) (d. 1988)
17 Jan 1912
Orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov Russian Soviet composer (d. 1973)
17 Jan 1913
Werenfried van Straaten Dutch anti-communist priest (founder of Oostpriesterhulp) born in Mijdrecht Netherlands (d. 2003)
17 Jan 1913
Yadavendra Singh [Yuvraj of Patiala] Indian 9th and last ruling Maharaja of Patiala and cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India v England) born in Patiala City British Raj (d. 1974)
17 Jan 1918
Joseph W. Barr American banker and politician (Secretary of the Treasury) born in Vincennes Indiana (d. 1996)
17 Jan 1928
Philip Jones British classical trumpeter (Philip Jones Brass Ensemble 1951-86) and educator born in Bath England (d. 2000)
17 Jan 1931
Don Zimmer American baseball infielder (2 All-Star Chicago Cubs World Series 1955 59 LA Dodgers) and manager (NL Manager of the Year 1989 Chicago Cubs) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2014)
17 Jan 1933
Shari Lewis [Phyllis Hurwitz] American ventriloquist puppeteer (Lamb Chop) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1998)
17 Jan 1935
Ruth Ann Minner (ne Coverdale) American businesswoman and politician (Governor of Delaware (D) 2001-09) born in Milford Delaware (d. 2021)
17 Jan 1938
John Bellairs American sci-fi author (Chessmen of Doom) born in Marshall Michigan (d. 1991)
17 Jan 1944
Denny Doyle American MLB baseball second baseman 1970-77 (Philadelphia Phillies and 1 other team) born in Glasgow Kentucky (d. 2022)
17 Jan 1944
Franoise Hardy French pop singer-songwriter and actress born in Paris France
17 Jan 1945
William Hart American soul singer and songwriter (4 Gents Delfonics - Didnt I (Blow Your Mind This Time) La-La Means I Love You) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2022)
17 Jan 1949
Andy Kaufman American comedian & actor (Taxi - Latka Gravas) born in New York City New York (d. 1984)
17 Jan 1949
Sandra Mason Barbadian politician (1st president of Barbados 2021-) born in Saint Philip Barbados
17 Jan 1517
Antonio Scandello Italian composer (Passion of John) born in Bergamo Republic of Venice (d. 1580)
17 Jan 1545
Antonio Pace Italian madrigal composer and music publisher born in Naples Kingdom of Naples (d. 1581)
17 Jan 1835
Johan Filip von Schantz Finnish violinist conductor and composer (Kullervo) born in Ulvila Finland (d. 1865)
17 Jan 1857
Wilhelm Kienzl Austrian composer (Der Evangelimann - The Evangelist Der Kuhreigen) born in Waizenkirchen Austria (d. 1941)
17 Jan 1911
Hermann Pfrogner Austrian musicologist (Zerrissene Orpheus) and educator (Munich Music College 1958-74) born in Graz Austria-Hungary (d. 1988)
17 Jan 1912
Orest Evlahkov Russian Soviet composer and educator (Leningrad Conservatory) born in Warsaw Russian Poland (d. 1973)
17 Jan 1917
M. G. Ramachandran Indian actor and politician born in Kandy Sri Lanka (d. 1987)
17 Jan 1918
Keith Joseph British Conservative politician and minister under four PMs who helped create the ideology of Thatcherism born in London (d. 1994)
17 Jan 1920
Nora Kaye American prima ballerina born in New York City (d. 1987)
17 Jan 1922
Luis Echeverria Alvarez Mexican politician President of Mexico (1970-76) born in Mexico City (d. 2022)
17 Jan 1923
Carol Raye [Kathleen Corkery] British-born Australian actress (Number 96 Blankety Blanks) born in London (d. 2022)
17 Jan 1924
Jewel Plummer Cobb American biologist and cancer researcher (melanoma) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2017)
17 Jan 1925
Abdul Hafeez Kardar Pakistani cricketer and politician (captained Pakistans 1st Test prev played for India) born in Lahore British India (d. 1996)
17 Jan 1925
Annie Delorie Dutch opera singer (Nederlandse Opera 1950-70) born in Amsterdam The Netherlands (d. 2009)
17 Jan 1925
Duane Hanson American artist made life-sized realistic sculptures of people born in Alexandria Minnesota (d. 1996)
17 Jan 1926
Newton N. Minow American lawyer statesman (FCC Chairman 1961-63) and public broadcasting advocate born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 2023)
17 Jan 1928
Ken Archer Australian cricket batsman (5 Tests Queensland CA) born in Brisbane Australia (d. 2023)
17 Jan 1930
Robert Ceely American classical and electro-acoustic composer (The Automobile Graveyard) and educator (New England Conservatory 1966-2003) born in Torrington Connecticut (d. 2015)
17 Jan 1934
Sydney Hodkinson Canadian-American classical composer and educator (Eastman School 1973-99) born in Winnipeg Manitoba (d. 2021)
17 Jan 1939
Toini Gustafson Swedish cross country skier (Olympic gold 5k10k 1968) born in Suomussalmi Finland
17 Jan 1940
Richard Maloof American bassist and tuba player (Lawrence Welk Orchestra 1967-82) born in Sacramento California
17 Jan 1942
Ita Buttrose Australian journalist and businesswoman born in Potts Point Australia
17 Jan 1946
Michle Deslauriers French-Canadian actress and the voice of the Montreal Metro system born in Quebec
17 Jan 1947
Alcides Bez Paraguayan soccer goalkeeper (16 caps FC Cerro Porteo FC Libertad) born in Asuncin Paraguay (d. 2023)
17 Jan 1947
Ulysses Dove American dancer and choreographer born in Columbia South Carolina (d. 1996)
17 Jan 1948
Mick Taylor British rock guitarist (John Mayhalls Bluesbreakers 1967-69 Rolling Stones 1969-74 - Brown Sugar Honky Tonk Woman) born in Welwyn Garden City United Kingdom
17 Jan 1948
Robin Lumley English jazz-fusion keyboardist (Brand X) and record producer born in the Devonport England (d. 2023)
17 Jan 1949
Andy Kaufman American comedian and actor (Taxi - Latka Gravas) born in New York City (d. 1984)
17 Jan 1560
Gaspard Bauhin Swiss botanist who published some of the first works of systemic botany born in Basel Switzerland (d. 1624)
17 Jan 1659
Antonio Veracini Italian violinist and Baroque composer born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1733)
17 Jan 1686
Archibald Bower Scottish historian who changed religion three times known for History of the Popes born in Dundee Scotland (d. 1766)
17 Jan 1712
John Stanley English blind composer and organist born in London England (d. 1786)
17 Jan 1719
William Vernon American merchant in the slave trade and outfitter of the Continental navy (d. 1806)
17 Jan 1728
Johann Gottfried Mthel German keyboard virtuoso and composer born in Mlln Duchy of Lauenburg (d. 1788)
17 Jan 1733
Thomas Linley the elder English composer and tenor born in Badminton Gloucestershire England (d. 1795)
17 Jan 1734
Franois-Joseph Gossec Belgian-French composer (Les Pcheurs Mirza) born in Vergnies Austrian Netherlands (d. 1829)
17 Jan 1789
August Neander [David Mendel] German theologian born in Gttingen (d. 1850)
17 Jan 1828
Eduard Remnyi Hungarian violinist and composer born in Miskolc Austria-Hungary (d. 1898) [some sources cite birth year as 1830]
17 Jan 1831
Elisabeth Franziska of Austria Austrian Archduchess born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1903)
17 Jan 1834
August Weismann German biologist one of the founders of the science of genetics born in Frankfurt (d. 1914)
17 Jan 1851
A. B. Frost American illustrator known for Brer Rabbit born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1928)
17 Jan 1853
Alva Belmont American socialite & suffragette (co-founder and President of the National Womans Party) born in Mobile Alabama (d. 1933) [1]
17 Jan 1860
Douglas Hyde Irish politician President of Ireland (1938-45) co-founder of the Gaelic League born in Castlerea Ireland (d. 1949)
17 Jan 1862
John Evert Akkeringa Dutch painter and etcher born in Blinjoe Dutch East Indies (d. 1942)
17 Jan 1863
Henry Charles Tonking British organist and composer born in Camborne Cornwall England (d. 1926)
17 Jan 1865
Charles Fergusson British army officer and Governor-General of New Zealand (1924-30) (d. 1951)
17 Jan 1867
Carl Laemmle German-American film executive and founder of Universal Pictures born in Laupheim Kingdom of Wrttemberg (d. 1939)
17 Jan 1873
Francois Rasse Belgian composer born in Helchin Belgium (d. 1955)
17 Jan 1875
Florencio Snchez Uruguayan dramatist born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 1910)
17 Jan 1876
Frank Hague American politician Mayor of Jersey City (1917-47) born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 1956)
17 Jan 1877
Hans Jelmoli Swiss pianist and composer born in Zurich Switzerland (d. 1936)
17 Jan 1877
May Gibbs Australian childrens author known for Snugglepot and Cuddlepie born in Sydenham England (d. 1969)
17 Jan 1881
Antoni omnicki Polish mathematician murdered by the Nazis during the massacre of the Lww professors born in Lww Poland (d. 1941)
17 Jan 1887
Ola Raknes Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist born in Bergen Norway (d. 1975)
17 Jan 1897
Marcel Petiot French serial killer known as Doctor Satan who murdered Jews for money during WWII born in Auxerre France (d. 1946)
17 Jan 1903
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala Indian poet playwright filmmaker who made the first Assam film Joymoti born in Dibrugarh District Assam (d. 1953)
17 Jan 1914
Anacleto Angelini Italian-Chilean businessman (AntarChile) South Americas richest man worth 6 billion born in Ferrara Italy (d. 2007)
17 Jan 1921
Antonio Prohias Cuban-American cartoonist for Mad magazine (Spy vs. Spy series) born in Cienfuegos Cuba (d. 1998)
17 Jan 1925
Annie Delorie Dutch opera singer (Nederlandse Opera 1950-70) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 2009)
17 Jan 1925
Robert Cormier American author known for The Chocolate War and I Am the Cheese born in Leominster Massachusetts (d. 2000)
17 Jan 1926
Dick Hills British screenwriter with Sid Green (Two Of A Kind The Strange World of Gurney Slade) and comedian (Those Two Fellers) born in Eltham England (d. 1996)
17 Jan 1927
Michael Wooller British TV and film producer (Omnibus) born in Lancashire England (d. 1996)
17 Jan 1927
Thomas Anthony Dooley American humanitarian in Vietnam and Laos born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1961)
17 Jan 1931
Frederick A. Fox American classical composer (Nightscenes Shaking The Pumpkin) and educator (Indiana University 1974-94) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2011)
17 Jan 1933
Bruno Schroder British baron and banker (Schroders) (d. 2019)
17 Jan 1934
Donald Cammell Scottish film director (Performance Wild Side) and painter born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1996)
17 Jan 1935
Paul O. Williams American sci-fi author and poet (Ends of the Circle) born in Chatham New Jersey (d. 2009)
17 Jan 1939
Maury Povich American TV host (Current Affair Maury) born in Washington D.C.
17 Jan 1940
Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali South African poet (Fireflames) born in Vryheid Natal
17 Jan 1940
Richard Maloof American bassist and tuba player (Lawrence Welk Orchestra 1967-82) born in Sacramento California
17 Jan 1944
Franoise Hardy French pop singer songwriter (Je Suis DAccord Comment te Dire Adieu). and actress born in Paris France (d. 2024) [1]
17 Jan 1683
Gerard van Loon Dutch lawyer numismatist and writer (Contemporary Numismatics multi-volume works on Netherlands medals and obsidional coinage) born in Delft Dutch Republic (d. 1758) [1]
17 Jan 1719
Johann Elias Schlegel German critic and dramatic poet born in Meissen Germany (d. 1749)
17 Jan 1719
William Vernon American merchant in the slave trade and outfitter of the Continental navy born in Newport Colony of Rhode Island (d. 1806)
17 Jan 1733
Thomas Linley the elder English composer and tenor born in Badminton Gloucestershire England (d. 1795)
17 Jan 1835
Johan Filip von Schantz Finnish violinist conductor and composer (Kullervo) born in Ulvila Grand Duchy of Finland Russian Empire (d. 1865)
17 Jan 1865
Sir Charles Fergusson 7th Baronet British army officer and Governor-General of New Zealand (1924-30) born in London (d. 1951)
17 Jan 1905
Eduard Oja Estonian composer (Trilogy of Time) conductor music teacher and violinist born in Paluphja Livonia Russian Empire (d. 1950)
17 Jan 1905
Peggy Gilbert [Margaret Knechtges] American jazz saxophonist pianist and bandleader (Metro Goldwyn Orchestra Symphonics Dixie Belles) born in Sioux City Iowa (d. 2007) [1]
17 Jan 1917
Oskar Morawetz Czech-Canadian composer (From the Diary of Anne Frank) born in Svtl nad Szavou Bohemia (d. 2007)
17 Jan 1929
Grady Martin American country music and rockabilly session guitarist (The Nashville A-Team Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman Brenda Lee - Im Sorry Patsy Cline - Crazy) born in Chapel Hill Tennessee (d. 2001)
17 Jan 1930
Dick Contino American accordionist and singer (Lady of Spain 48 Ed Sullivan Show appearances) born in Fresno California (d. 2017)
17 Jan 1933
Bruno Schroder British baron and banker (Schroders) born in England (d. 2019)
17 Jan 1933
Sadruddin Aga Khan French-born statesman UN High Commissioner for Refugees (1965-77) uncle of Aga Khan IV born in Paris (d. 2003)
17 Jan 1936
Jerry Fogel American actor (The Mothers-in-Law - Jerry The White Shadow) born in Rochester New York (d. 2019)
17 Jan 1939
George Folsey Jr. American film editor (Coming to America The Blues Brothers) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2024)
17 Jan 1941
Dame Gillian Weir New Zealand-British classical organist (Messiaen - Mditations sur le Mystre de la Sainte Trinit) born in Martinborough New Zealand
17 Jan 1942
Randy Boone American actor (Cimarron Strip The Virginian) born in Fayetteville North Carolina (d. 2025)
17 Jan 1943
Geoffrey Deuel American actor (Chisum Terminal Island) born in Lockport New York (d. 2024)
17 Jan 1945
Javed Akhtar Indian lyricist poet and scriptwriter born in Gwalior India
17 Jan 1947
Jane Elliot American actress (Baby Boom General Hospital) born in New York City
17 Jan 1947
Michael Seltzer American activist and executive director of Funders Concerned About AIDS (1987-97) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2025) [1]
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